We will no longer automatically be issuing Membership cards - anyone who would like to receive a Membership card anyway should contact the Secretariat.

Due to server problems, the Secretariat has been difficult to reach recently by e-mail. However, I have been assured by the computer "whizz-kids" that this is a thing of the past. We now also have other e-mail addresses in addition to "iahr.nl". We can now be reached through our new address "iahr.org". Both iahr@iahr.nl and iahr@iahr.org can be used for the foreseeable future.

Our homepage can also be found under: http://www.iahr.org/

We are currently building a new internet site, which will contain in an easily accessible form all the information our members may need. It will be easier to "surf" and will have lots of links to other useful sites.
Watch this space!

New initiatives:

	New-look Journal of Hydraulic Research - JHR will change to A4 size;
	Journal of Water and Maritime Engineering - published with the UK Institution of Civil Engineers, IAHR Members can choose to receive for an additional sum this quarterly peer-reviewed Journal containing practical articles, which complement JHR. The Journal with an existing circulation of some 3000, is being relaunched through IAHR with the support of other well-known national water engineering Journals to provide a forum for publishing the best papers from around the world translated into the English language.
	Bi-monthly Newsletter and e-mail NewsFlash - We will continue to make these publications more informative and readable sources of information on hydraulics and will from 2000 contain information on relevant Papers published in other Journals;
	Home Page - We are working on a new Home Page to be launched early in the New Year which will provide access to valuable information in a special Members area - such as JHR Papers, and reports;
	Electronic Discussion Groups - Greater opportunities for sharing information will be provided through the setting up of focussed Discussion Groups relating to Section activities. The first group -already launched - is Rivers-List;
	Members' Directory 2000 - A new Directory of IAHR Members will be published early next year - with a new section containing general information of relevance to the hydraulics community. All IAHR members will eventually be listed on our new Home Page;
	Conference discounts - Many IAHR-sponsored Conferences are planned during 2000, most of which attract discounts for IAHR Members;
	New and Existing Journals - The Journal of Hydroinformatics jointly published with IWA, is available at a special subscription rate to IAHR Members. Discussions are underway with other Journals, which will be available to our Members at reduced rates;
	Student Chapters - A new scheme for Student Chapters will be announced in the New Year;
	Section activities - Members are encouraged to join in and benefit from the activities of our seventeen sections - contact the Secretariat for information.

Recommendations for a Blue Revolution
The World Water Vision Unit at UNESCO, Paris has recently submitted a draft for the vision based on many consultation exercises around the world to the World Water Commission. The text for this document is available through IAHR Secretariat or from the Vision Unit. Homepage: http://watervision.org

Water in Rivers Sectoral Consultation, Tokyo November 1-3, 1999

A summary message to the World Water Forum at The Hague, March 2000 has been prepared as an outcome of the Water in Rivers consultation exercise recently held in Tokyo, and organised by the Japanese Ministry of Construction with support from WMO and IAHR. The consultation brought together prominent figures from all over the world, and followed on from earlier discussions including a special meeting at the IAHR Biennial Congress in Graz.

The two page "Message" which will be presented at the World Water Forum on 20th March can be downloaded from our homepage under Water in Rivers.

More details of the World Water Forum are available at: www.worldwaterforum.org

The Second World Water Forum meeting and inter-ministerial conference in The Hague March 17-22nd promises to be a unique crossroads of the public, politicians, and technical people all with a common interest in water. The Forum will consist of a series of presentations on regional issues, water-use questions, and special subjects and aims at increasing public and political awareness of the looming crisis in water resources in the next century.

IAHR European Engineering Graduate School Environment Water - Course Calendar 2000

March 1-3, 2000, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Coastal Engineering and Management

March 6-10, 2000, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
Subsurface Modelling: Numerical Methods in Multiphase Flow and Transport Processes

March 15-17, 2000, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Urban Drainage and Network Simulation Modelling

June 2000, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Germany
WWW based Collaborative Engineering in Hydroscience

July 3-7, 2000, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Hydropower Engineering

July 3-14, 2000, Technical University of Lisboa, Portugal
Dam Safety Environment and Risk Management

Summer 2000

University of Calabria, Italy
Risk Based Remediation of Contaminated Sites

November 6-10, 2000, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
Modelling Flow and Contaminant Transport in the Subsurface Including Modelling of Preferential Flow in the Unsaturated Zone

IAHR-EGW SUMMER SCHOOLS

August 7-25, 2000, The University of Glasgow, Scotland
Week Summer School - River Engineering and Sediment Transport

Summer 2000, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Germany

For detailed information on the courses and the IAHR-EGW please refer to the IAHR-EGW home page at: http://www.iws.uni-stuttgart.de/IAHR/home.html or contact: Dr. H.J. Lensing, Institut für Wasserbau, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 61, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany. tel.: +49 711 685-7014, fax: +49 711 685-7020, e-mail: hoerby@iws.uni-stuttgart.de

Student Exchange
Information on Student Exchange possibilities for visiting students at Queens' University, Kingston Ontario can be viewed on
http://www.queensu.ca/liaison/exchanges/welcome.htm

European Research Call
European Union Framework programme FP5 Second Call under Key-Action "Sustainable Management and Quality of Water". Deadline: 15 February 2000

A Call for proposals will be published on 15 November 1999 (instead of the earlier announced date of 15 October 1999). More information is available on the EU internet site: http://www.cordis.lu/eesd/calls/calls.htm

New Option for Universities
DHI have entered a new option for universities: Class sets of the most popular DHI Software products are now available at very reasonable prices. If you are interested in details, please check: www.dhi.dk, Class sets of DHI Software.

Nominations Open for the Global Environment Leadership Award for the Year 2000

Washington, November 8, 1999- The Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced today that it is accepting nominations for the third annual Global Environment Leadership Award.

All submissions and inquiries related to this Award should be directed to: Mr. Hutton Archer, GEF Secretariat, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433 USA
tel: +1 202 458-7117
fax: +1 202 522-3240
harcher@worldbank.org
Complete information is available in English, French, and Spanish at http://www.gefweb.org/

Groundwater and the Internet
http://gwrp.cciw.ca/internet/

UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) - Water Branch
http://www.unep.org/unep/program/natres/water

The World’s Water
http://worldwater.org/

The Water Librarians' Home Page
http://www.wco.com/~rteeter/waterlib.html

A Search Engine for Shareware
http://shareware.cnet.com/

International Organization For Standardization (ISO)
http://www.iso.ch/

International Water Law Project
http://home.att.net/~intlh2olaw/

If you have other links please forward them to us: zee@iahr.org

Job database
http://www.engineeringjobs.com/

International Masters Degree Programme
New Spanish Language International Masters Degree Programme in Port and Coastal Engineering The Direccion General de Costas of the Spanish Environment Ministry is organising in collaboration with Corporate Member CEDEX and the Spanish Agency for International Co-operation AECI a Master Degree Programme starting February 1st, 2000 with a duration of five months. Anyone wishing further information on the Programme should contact the Gabinete de Formacion y Documentacion del CEDEX, tel. +34-91 335 7307 or fax +34-91 335 73 14.

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering
Applicants will be required to have an international reputation in their field, a high quality record of publication and a high quality record of teaching. The successful applicant will be expected to provide strong academic leadership, effective collaboration with engineering practice and imagination and vision in curriculum design and delivery. The Department has a well-equipped fluid mechanics laboratory and a proven record of teaching and research in fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering.
Full details from: H.Reeves@regy.canterbury.ac.nz, Information about the University is at: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/, Applications, quoting Position No. CE57, Human Resources Registrar, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Coastal Engineers/Scientists
Dewberry & Davis: Requirements include a BS/MS in Civil or Coastal Engineering (or a related discipline), and 2 - 10 years experience. Candidates should have knowledge of storm surge, wave height, wave runup, and storm induced erosion analyses, and a general understanding of coastal flooding methodologies. Familiarity with the US Army Corps of Engineer's Shore Protection Manual and ACES is also required. Must have proposal writing, leadership, and project management experience, and have strong oral and written communication skills. Knowledge of riverine hydrology, hydraulics, and channel flow characteristics is a plus. internet site: http://www.dewberry.com/ Contact: Dewberry & Davis, Attention: Department of Human Resources, Mary Kitson, 8401 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA 22031 or Mary Kitson at +1-703/849-0185.

Graduates Engineering & Science
HR Wallingford: Requirements new graduates with good honours degrees in Civil Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Physics. You'll have a role in solving water-related problems in civil engineering. Your involvement will be in computer modelling, laboratory modelling or experimental research. A sound background in mathematics is essential, together with programming experience for the computer modelling posts. e-mail: hrinfo@hrwallingford.co.uk internet site: http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/company/opportunities.html

Marketing Position in Water Resources
DHI Inc.: Requirements: A degree in Civil Engineering or related field, Advanced degree would be ideal, experience with client contact, marketing and business development, professional engineering experience in water resources engineering or related hydrologic fields, Like to "network" and travel, US Citizenship is required. Contact: DHI Inc., Attn.: Jesper Kjelds, 8 Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 219, Trevose, PA 19053, USA. e-mail: dhi@dhigroup.com fax: +1 215 244 9977 tel: +1 215 244 5344, internet site: http://www.dhigroup.com/

Research Associate, Computational Fluid Dynamics
NRC's Institute for Marine Dynamics (IMD), Canada: Requirements: Candidates will have extensive knowledge of Finite Element Methods in Flow Problems. Demonstrated experience in the design and development of Finite Element software for Fluid Mechanics is required. Experience with Mesh Generation, Methods of Characteristics, and programming languages (C/C++) are definite advantages. Knowledge of Single/Two-Phase Flow, Free Surface Flow and physical phenomena associated with marine/ship hydrodynamics will be an asset. The successful candidate will possess a Ph.D., or expecting to obtain a Ph.D. within 6 months, in Mechanical Engineering or related field with a specialization in Computational Fluid Dynamics completed within the last five years. Homepage: http://www.corpserv.nrc.ca/corpserv/imd.html Contact: Cathy Fizzard (please quote 42-99-04) e-mail: cathy.fizzard@nrc.ca Telephone: 1 709 772-2461, internet site: http://hr.nrc.ca:8080/hrb/jobpost.nsf/poste

Lecturer B in Remote Sensing/GIS
Lancaster University, UK -  Autumn 1999:
Requirements: Preference will be given to candidates with expertise that interfaces with one or more of its existing research groups. The appointed person will be expected to be active in research and to seek external funding. S/he will be involved in teaching appropriate modules, which may be offered to students in Geography and also to those from other disciplines. Applications or Informal enquiries should be addressed to: Professor Graham Chapman, Head of Department of Geography: g.chapman@lancaster.ac.uk +44-1524-503737. Application forms may be requested from the Personnel Office, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK . Completed applications should be returned before the closing date of November 26th, quoting Job Reference A194.. More details including application forms can be found on http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/personnel/jobs/
Under Lecturships(5) - Environment Lancaster

PhD student to work on strongly non-linear wave/structure interaction. An immediate opportunity exists.Enquiries to: John Chaplin, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southampton University, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. Tel: +44 2380 592843, Fax: 44 2380 677519, j.r.chaplin@soton.ac.uk

Project Manager (Environmental Data)
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). USA
Requirements: undergraduate degree in biology, chemistry, geography, earth science, engineering, environmental science, or related field. Advanced degree preferred. Four to six years of experience in computer application development and/or computer database management. Familiarity with environmental monitoring methods and with spatial and statistical analysis of data. Knowledge of Visual Basic or other object-oriented programming language strongly preferred. Knowledge of structured query language (SQL) strongly preferred. Knowledge of Microsoft Access, Oracle Discoverer, and geographic information systems preferred.

Marine Information Analysis Consultant
Requirements: Master's degree in marine science, environmental science, or related field. One year experience in environmental data analysis. Strong computer background; familiarity with relational databases and geographic information systems. Strong computer background; experience in database administration preferred. Familiarity with scientific data analysis methods, such as statistics, scientific graphics and image processing, is preferred.
Both positions are in our offices in the Charlestown Navy Yard on the Boston waterfront. The project manager position includes benefits; the contract position offers flexibility. Send resume and cover letter to Wendy Smith Leo at: wleo@mwra.state.ma.us. For information about MWRA see our web site: www.mwra.state.ma.us.

Director Of The Coastal Institute
University of Rhode Island, The University of Rhode Island
Reuirements: The Director will have outstanding qualifications in the fields of science or public policy, and administrative and facilitative skills to effectively coordinate the diverse interests and abilities of faculty and partners in the Institute. A Ph.D. or equivalent degree or experience is required, as are demonstrated abilities to obtain funding, to manage interdisciplinary projects, and to study coastal issues. Also required are leadership abilities and entrepreneurial spirit necessary to establish and maintain the Institute as an internationally prominent organization. The position may include a tenure-track appointment within an academic department of the University.For more information on the required and preferred qualifications, visit the Coastal Institute's Web site at http://www.gso.uri.edu/ci/director.html or contact Dr. Margaret Leinen, Vice Provost for Marine Programs, by email at mleinen@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu, or mail at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA 

Endow Professor/Post-doctoral Fellows
The Hydro-Engineering Laboratory at Seoul National University (SNU), Korea
Requirements: all fields of water-related engineering such as coastal engineering, hydraulics, hydrology, and water resources management. Minimum Requirement: completion of Ph.D.
Contact:Dr. Suh, Kyung Doug, School of Civil, Urban, Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, San 56-1 Shillim-dong Kwanak-gu,Seoul, Korea 151-742 The review of applicants will begin December 13, 1999, and continue until the positions are filled. For further information, please contact Dr. Suh, Kyung Doug, e-mail: kdsuh@snu.ac.kr.
 

Please note that the vacancies may be restricted to applicants having right of residence in the country concerned.

Vacancies which can be posted under "Job Opportunities" can be e-mailed to Cheryl van der Zee, e-mail: zee@iahr.org